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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1990, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1989 (341), and casualties fell from 489.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,634 collisions in Mid Suffolk.

Collisions in 1990
300
Down 12% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
412
Down 16% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1990

2.3% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1990 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious8930%
  • Slight20468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious11227%
  • Slight29371%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 300, down 12% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163205
2024139184
2023134196
2022140207
2021136201
2020121157
2019190290
2018181257
2017214318
2016189269
2015203287
2014202266
2013223298
2012238332
2011215315
2010242327
2009246328
2008274400
2007243325
2006234321
2005274377
2004275368
2003326462
2002243342
2001252355
2000301415
1999269381
1998293440
1997263388
1996240371
1995229315
1994241355
1993249358
1992277408
1991275386
1990300412
1989341489
1988323450
1987325475
1986313444
1985326470
1984324424
1983278380
1982298455
1981262350
1980291419
1979319439

When and where crashes happen in Mid Suffolk in 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March27 (9%)
  • April23 (7.7%)
  • May29 (9.7%)
  • June25 (8.3%)
  • July28 (9.3%)
  • August24 (8%)
  • September20 (6.7%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December22 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (64%)
  • Wet or damp103 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (20%)
  • 40 mph12 (4%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph190 (63%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20106 (26%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (67%)
  • Passenger109 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (70%)
  • Motorcycle57 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Mid Suffolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1990.

Collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1990

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1990: 33, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1403351110
2ndA45293809
3rdB1113233015
4thA1308141611
5thB1077121504
6thB1078122002
7thA1120102205
8thB1118101812
9thB111591301
10thA14371104
11thB11174402
12thB11163711
13thA10882300
14thB10672300
15thB11232200

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1990

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1990: 29.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1990

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1990: 105.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years